ESMO Handbook of Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Evaluation

<p>An informative handbook on the staging of cancer and the selection and evaluation of cancer treatment. <strong><em>ESMO Handbook on Treatment Evaluation in Cancer</em></strong> is an ideal resource for medical oncologists and those involved in screening and chemotherapy programs. </p><p>The text demonstrates how to judge various prognostic and predictive factors how to determine the relevance of staging and how to measure patient response for each cancer type.</p><p>Written by an international team of experts this progressive text incorporates the fast-moving world of research into the field of cancer genetics and prevention.</p><p>Topics discussed include:</p><ul> <li>epidemiology</li> <li>genetics of cancer</li> <li>sporadic cancers</li> <li>hereditary cancers</li> <li>primary prevention of cancer</li> <li>screening programmes for the general population</li> <li>screening programmes for those at higher risk</li> <li>the role of prevention</li> <li>secondary prevention of cancer</li> </ul>